$155,000–$225,000
Staff-level FDE and deployment jobs at growth-stage companies
46 postings · 36 companies · 35 state pay: median $238,000, half $218,000–$270,000
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$199,000–$325,000
Standard BotsBuilds what the customer runs
Staff Forward Deployed Engineer
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1On-site
$215,000–$275,000
$300,000–$350,000
$310,000–$350,000
$240,000–$290,000
StriveworksBuilds what the customer runs
Staff Machine Learning Engineer - Team Lead (Active Secret Clearance)
Austin, TXRemote
$230,000–$280,000
Pay not posted
Pay not posted
LuminaryBuilds what the customer runs
Senior/Principal Lead Delivery Engineer — Semiconductor
San Mateo, CAOn-site
Pay not posted
Distyl AIBuilds what the customer runs
Infrastructure Engineer, Customer Delivery
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$200,000–$250,000
StriveworksBuilds what the customer runs
Staff Machine Learning Engineer (Active Secret Clearance)
Austin, TXRemote
$210,000–$260,000
LiberateBuilds what the customer runs
Staff AI Agent Engineer
Boston, MA · San Francisco, CABoston, MA +1Hybrid
Pay not posted
$200,000–$250,000
LiberateBuilds what the customer runs
Staff AI Agent Engineer
Boston, MA · San Francisco, CABoston, MA +1Hybrid
Pay not posted
RulaBuilds for teams inside the company
Staff Forward Deployed Engineer - Applied AI (Remote)
USRemote
$192,000–$240,000
$300,000–$360,000
$210,000–$300,000
ProfoundLeads the deployment team
Manager, Forward Deployed Marketing Engineers
New York, NY · San Francisco, CANew York, NY +1On-site
$183,000–$190,500
$325,000–$400,000
$241,000–$390,500
$225,000–$300,000
$150,000–$195,000
Mesh PaymentsLeads the deployment team
Head of Forward Deployed Engineering
New York, NY · San Francisco, CANew York, NY +1Hybrid
$600,000–$900,000
Pay not posted
Qualified HealthIntegrates and configures it
Staff / Principal Forward-Deployed Architect, Data Modernization
USRemote
$190,000–$250,000
TENEX.AILeads the deployment team
Director of Forward Deployed Engineering
Scottsdale, AZ · Sarasota, FL · +1 moreScottsdale, AZ +2Hybrid
Pay not posted
Pay not posted
$200,000–$275,000
$190,000–$240,000
Hippocratic AIPlans what the customer deploys first
Solutions Architect, Inbound AI Deployments
USRemote
Pay not posted
$210,000–$305,000
$175,000–$270,000
NscaleBuilds for teams inside the company
Foundry Engineering Lead
New York, NY · San Francisco, CA · +1 moreNew York, NY +2
Pay not posted
ALSOBuilds for teams inside the company
Senior Staff Deployment Strategist, Operations
Palo Alto, CAOn-site
$170,000–$225,000
$240,000–$390,000
Antora EnergyBuilds for teams inside the company
Senior / Staff Software Engineer, Full Stack Software Products
USRemote
$183,000–$240,000
Sprinter HealthBuilds for teams inside the company
AI Enablement Engineer (Senior / Staff)
San Francisco, CA · Menlo Park, CASan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$180,000–$260,000
Distyl AILeads the deployment team
AI Engineer, Enterprise Lead
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$200,000–$250,000
True AnomalyBuilds for teams inside the company
Senior Platform Engineer, AI
Denver, CO · Long Beach, CADenver, CO +1Hybrid
$190,000–$285,000
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Frequently asked questions
What do staff-level FDE and deployment jobs at growth-stage companies pay?
35 of 46 postings state a pay range. The median is $238,000, and half of them sit between $218,000 and $270,000, from 26 companies.
How much experience do staff-level FDE and deployment jobs at growth-stage companies require?
Of 46 postings, 27 state a minimum number of years, from 20 companies. The most common requirement is 6 to 9 years, in 14 of them. The rest ask for 10 or more years (8) or 3 to 5 years (5).
Which companies are hiring for staff-level FDE and deployment jobs at growth-stage companies?
These 46 postings come from 36 companies. The employers with the most postings are Qualified Health (3), Striveworks (3), Distyl AI (2), Fieldguide (2) and Liberate (2).
Are staff-level FDE and deployment jobs at growth-stage companies remote?
15 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 18 are hybrid and 9 are on-site. The remaining 4 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 20 of the 46 postings.
Counted over the 46 postings in this search. Postings read on November 6, 2026. These are the postings Nextmove tracks today, not a market survey.
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